Chapter 40

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

When he raised his eyebrows and looked over, Wen Hua gave him a perfect smile. She was neither unfamiliar nor familiar with him. “Do you want breakfast?”

He answered softly and continued reading.

Wen Hua was not good at complicated things. Seeing that there was cheese and oatmeal in the kitchen, she made two cups of hot milk and fried a few eggs.

Breakfast was quiet.

The morning news was playing on the television. The little kitten sat on the table and ate the breakfast prepared for it obediently.

Wen Hua finished eating first and secretly glanced at the handsome man opposite her.

Xi Mo’s eyelashes were slightly drooping. His deep brows and eyes were hidden behind the cold lenses. The high-pitched curve of his nose bridge was somewhat indescribably sexy.

At that moment, she recalled the wild thoughts in her mind when she drank water downstairs and bumped into him last night.

She had really just woken up and her mind was not clear. What was she thinking about?

When he looked over slightly, she kept a straight face and asked, “Can I use your laundry room?”

“The innermost part of the third floor.”

“Okay.” Wen Hua got up. “Then you take your time to eat. I’m going to do the laundry.”

She removed the bed sheets and stuffed them into the washing machine. She stood by the window and stared blankly at the snowy scenery.

She didn’t know how many more days she would have to stay here. She couldn’t possibly stay at his house all winter break.

Counting the days, she had already stayed for four days. Old Wen should find her soon.

Thinking of Old Wen, her eyes darkened.

After calming down for a few days, she thought about it again. He wasn’t that kind of person. He had always been a man of his word. He loved his mother so much. Since he had promised her that he wouldn’t remarry, then he wouldn’t.

Old Wen had a strong character and he disdained lying. If he said that he did not remarry, then he really did not remarry.

There must be a reason behind this.

It was just that she was still young and she had encountered too few things in the end. That was why when she saw that woman, she could not stand the stimulation and could not listen to anything.

In the living room, the little kitten jumped into Xi Mo’s arms after eating and drinking its fill.

The person reading the book paused and looked down at it. The little kitten was not afraid of his indifferent aura. It found a comfortable position and closed its eyes to sleep.

A buzzing sound came from the table. It was the phone that Wen Hua had forgotten to take with her.

He inadvertently glanced at it and saw the word ‘father’. What made him pause was the picture of her profile picture that she had saved for her contact.

It was a man with a cold face and a handsome face. It was the same man that she had video-called that night.

Xi Mo’s eyes darkened and her brows furrowed as she thought of the tone she had used that night.

Was it really her father?

No one picked up. The phone on the table turned black and his phone rang again.

“Old Xi, are you home?” Fu Ming’s lazy voice came through the receiver.

“Yes.”

“Alright, we’re almost at your house. Welcome us at the door.”

He paused. “Who?”

“Old Xie and I were afraid that you’d be bored at home, so we deliberately came to accompany you. Are you okay?”

After hanging up, Xi Mo placed the kitten on his lap on the sofa and went upstairs with Wen Hua’s phone.

When she saw the person who came from the laundry room, Wen Hua was puzzled. “What’s Wrong?”

“Xie Juan and Fu Ming are here.”

“Huh? !”

She became nervous. “I can’t let them find out that I’m here. Otherwise, I won’t be able to explain myself. I… I’ll go to my room and hide.”

When Xie Juan and Fu Ming entered, Xi Mo happened to come downstairs.

Fu Ming raised the takeout in his hand. “I knew you didn’t eat lunch. I brought you a lot.”

“Thank you.”

The three of them played games in the living room, but they didn’t feel satisfied and went to the game console room on the third floor.

Wen Hua stayed in her room and watched a movie with her headphones on.

It was two o’clock in the afternoon. After watching two movies in a row, she was hungry and dizzy.

She lay weakly on the bed and thought, don’t tell me I have to wait until they leave before I can eat.

She rummaged in her suitcase for a while, but there was really nothing to eat.

She lay back on the bed and wanted to send a message to Xi Mo to ask when they were leaving, but she was afraid that Fu Ming would see it.

Go to sleep, you won’t be hungry when you sleep.

But I’m really hungry.

With a sense of hunger, after a long time, she finally fell asleep in a daze.

Outside the door, the little kitten lingered at the door, stretching out its claws to scratch the door.

Fu Ming, who went downstairs to get a coke, saw it and walked over. “Yo, when did Old Xi get a little kitten?”

“What are you doing here, huh?” He lifted the back of its neck and looked at it with a smile in his narrow eyes.

The kitten kicked its legs in the air and meowed.

He followed the kitten’s eyes and looked at the door. “Why, is there something in the room?”

“Why are you taking so long to get a coke?”

A deep voice came from behind.

Xi Mo stood there, looking at the person who was about to push the door open.

When he saw him, Fu Ming came over with the kitten. “Where did you buy the kitten? It’s quite cute.”

“I picked it up.”

“You’re lucky. When can you lend it to me for a few days?”

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At six in the afternoon, Xie Juan stood up and stretched. “I’m so hungry. Let’s go, Old Xi, let’s go out and eat.”

Fu Ming took his coat and said, “Let’s go. Recently, there’s a Sichuan restaurant in the Olympic Sports Garden. I heard that it tastes good. Let’s go out and eat.”

Hearing that, the cat-stroking person stopped.

“I’m not going. You guys go ahead.”

Xie Juan said, “Huh? You’re not doing anything at home. Let’s go out and have a good meal. It’s my treat.”

“No need. It’s cold. I don’t want to go out, you guys can eat.”

“Alright then.” Fu Ming’s lips twitched. “Don’t starve to death at home alone. We’re leaving.”

After the two of them left, Xi Mo took his phone and glanced at it. There wasn’t any message.

She didn’t send him a message.

He really didn’t know how she could endure the hunger that she had for such a small breakfast this morning.

Especially since it was his fault for being careless. He had forgotten that she hadn’t eaten yet when he was playing with Fu Ming and the others.

When he thought about how she was so hungry that she was listless, yet she was forcing herself not to send him a message, a hint of darkness flashed across his eyes.

[ They’ve left. Come out. ]

After sending her a message, he went downstairs.

Downstairs, he found something for the kitten to eat, but no one came out.

Xi Mo looked at his watch. It was almost seven o’clock.

He frowned slightly and went upstairs.

He knocked on her door a few times, but there was no movement inside, and there was no reply from his phone.

He stood there and waited for a few minutes.

Could he have fainted from hunger inside.

He thought of something and pursed his thin lips. He opened the door with some force.

The curtains were tightly shut, and the room was a little dark. The person on the bed was sleeping soundly.

Xi Mo stood by the door and did not go any further. His dark eyes looked at the person on the bed who was breathing lightly.

From his angle, her soft black hair fell like a waterfall over her shoulders. Half of her fair and delicate face was covered by black hair, and her red lips and nose bridge formed a clear curve on the side of her face.

After looking at her for a while, he turned on the light.

The room instantly lit up. Wen Hua frowned slightly and covered her eyes with her hand.

“Get up and eat.” He moved his lips.

Wen Hua moved. She was probably still too sleepy and fell asleep silently in a short while.

The person by the door let out a soft sound and put the little kitten down.

The little kitten followed the bedside table and got on the bed. It meowed beside her ear and kept licking her face.

Finally, she woke up.